Who Recommended ORS Powder and How It Saved Millions
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An estimated 70 million lives have been saved by oral rehydration therapy (ORT) since its widespread adoption in the late 1970s, making it a monumental medical advancement of the 20th century. But a single individual did not recommend ORS powder; rather, it was the culmination of collaborative research and critical field trials led by pioneering physicians and organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.
